Forum: Religion
01-03-2010, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Religion
01-03-2010, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,794
I didn't realize the author meant the term as...
I didn't realize the author meant the term as being derogatory until I got down to the stuff about supporting the feminist/lesbian movement within the church. Seemed pretty reasonable to me, but...
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Forum: Religion
08-26-2008, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,253
Timing on this thread is funny because we just...
Timing on this thread is funny because we just sang the song a few days ago in our family for the first time in months/years. When my wife and I instinctively put our two fingers behinds our heads,...
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Forum: Religious Studies
08-20-2008, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,782
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Forum: Religion
07-22-2008, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 616
Perkins on "Mormon Miscellaneous" was an...
Perkins on "Mormon Miscellaneous" was an interesting podcast (it is the most recent episode on itunes). I appreciate his explanation of the interpretation of dark/black skin, but it doesn't make...
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Forum: Religion
07-22-2008, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 785
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Forum: Religion
05-23-2008, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,185
My vote is for #2. I've done four blessings -...
My vote is for #2. I've done four blessings - two each way - and being a bit of a grammatical fascist, the second way seems right, even if less personal. You make plenty of direct references to the...
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Forum: Religion
05-15-2008, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,524
I went to roundtable once. First time in seven...
I went to roundtable once. First time in seven years as a scoutmaster. I will never go back. The leaders who go are at least 75% nuts, and the guy running the show was handing out a flier for what...
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Forum: Religion
05-13-2008, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,432
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Forum: Religion
05-13-2008, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 10,885
Besides the fact that I'm not female, you've...
Besides the fact that I'm not female, you've pretty much described me exactly. I don't believe in the signs and symbols of the temple, for example, but I go occasionally (when my wife drags me),...
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Forum: Religion
05-09-2008, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,184
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Forum: Religion
05-09-2008, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,184
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Forum: Religion
05-08-2008, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 10,885
One more thing, how does one square the claim...
One more thing, how does one square the claim that Joseph was told not to join any church in the FV but then he joined or tried to join the Methodists in the ensuing years? He simply gained...
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Forum: Religion
05-08-2008, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 10,885
This explanation has been hard for me to...
This explanation has been hard for me to understand -- perhaps it's just my attempt to impose my own logic on another, but I think if I really saw God and Christ, I would have a pretty vivid and...
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Forum: Religion
05-05-2008, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,953
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Forum: Religion
04-17-2008, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,844
An exalted female with god-like powers (i.e.,...
An exalted female with god-like powers (i.e., omnipotence) should have the ability to create an exaltation-worthy companion for herself. Otherwise, her reward for being faithful and playing by the...
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Forum: Religion
04-16-2008, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 599
I don't think this is how Joseph wrote it -...
I don't think this is how Joseph wrote it - here's what JSH says:
68 We still continued the work of translation, when, in the ensuing month (May, 1829), we on a certain day went into the woods to...
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Forum: Religion
04-15-2008, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 599
Aaronic Priesthood Conferred Twice?
I don't understand the series of events when John the Baptist visited Joseph and Oliver. John visits J&O and confers the Aaronic Priesthood on them. They baptize each other. Then they come out of...
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Forum: Religion
04-15-2008, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,603
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Forum: Religion
04-15-2008, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,603
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Forum: Religion
04-15-2008, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,516
The only thing that I truly dread is the...
The only thing that I truly dread is the time-wasting: "let's break into groups and then report back at the end of class with your group's conclusions on ___." Horribly boring, almost never...
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Forum: Introductions
04-15-2008, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,868
I've run a bunch of marathons and am running a...
I've run a bunch of marathons and am running a 50k in a couple weeks. Plan is to do a 50 miler early next year and then the Bear 100 in September 2009. I'm a relatively big guy, and I'll likely...
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Forum: Introductions
04-06-2008, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,868
Greetings
Looks like I'm just another among the multitude of lawyers on the board, but thought I'd at least say hello. Poked my head in here awhile back, and after growing tired of the "other board" blather...
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Forum: Religion
04-06-2008, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 4,667
I agree that the nationality/background of an...
I agree that the nationality/background of an apostle probably should not really matter much in substance -- Christ didn't summon his apostles from remote corners of the world. But for those who try...
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Forum: Religion
03-31-2008, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 916
Why not? Did Joseph reveal all that was...
Why not? Did Joseph reveal all that was necessary to reveal, and then upon his death, the spigot shut off? Why did the contents of the D&C essentially stop once Joseph died?
Whether you...
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